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No. 70|,se7. j Patented June lo, |902.

J. c. FINK. WRITING ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Feb. 5, 1901.)

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No. 70l,867. Patented June I0, |902.

J. C. FINK.

WRITING ATTACHMENT.

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JOHN C. FINK, OFY STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 701,867, dated J' une 10, 1902.

Application iiled February 5, 1901. n Serial No. 46,102. (No model.)

T @ZZ whom it' may concern:

of the UnitedStates, residing at Steelton, in

the county of Dauphin,State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a certain new and Y-usetul'lmprovement in Writing Attachments, of which the following is a specicatiomreference be ing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in an attachment especially adapted for schooldesks; and the object of theV invention is to provide a desk withan attachment which when not in use is entirely out oi'v theway and which can readily be brought into service immediately when necessary.

With this object in view my invent-ion consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described and Vthen definitely claimed at the end -her eoi`. V

In the accompanying drawings, which rep# resent the preferable Way of carrying out my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a desk with my improvement applied thereto in its open position. Fig. 2 isa crosssection of the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are plan views of the blanks of which thedifferent parts of my box are formed. Fig. 7 is a detail of the pen-wiper. A

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates part of a desk, which may be of the ordinaryY or any preferred form, and 2 a sheet-metal box or receptacle sunk into an opening in the desk, so that the cover 3 is Hush with the top of the desk when the said cover is held in its closed position by means ofthe spring-catch 4. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 3.) This spring-catch is so arranged that when the cover 3 is forced., down by the hand thecatch willengagethe notch in the cover, and thereby lock the cover closed and flush with the top of the desk.

On the inside of the cover 3 I'provide-means for automatically opening the cover and holding it in its open positionrwhen the box is all ready for use, this means comprising a spring 6, one end of which is held firmly in position by a suitably-formed plate 7, secured to the side of the box by means of rivets or screws 8, and the free end of this spring Works or plays through the opening 9 on an ear or lug 10, formed on a plate 11, which latter is rig- I idly `secured to the cover, as shown at 12. Be it known that I, JOHNO. FINK, a Ycitizen The tension of this spring. 6 is Asuch as to always tend to open the cover 3, so that immediately on releasing the spring-catch 4 the cover will automatically fly open, and the yspringwillofcourse hold it in the open position until the cover is again closed by the person using the box. It shouldbe mentioned that this cover is hinged to the box 2 at 2a. The box or receptacle proper is formed of the Vblank shown in Fig. 3 and comprises a bottom'l, ends 15?, and sides 16, the rear side having portions 16, which are bent to form part of the hinge 2, heretofore mentioned.

Within the box 2 I preferably provide two -ink-wells 13, which are held in position by means of the sheet-metal frame 14, the blank forwhich comprises a strip of sheet metal of the shape shown in Fig. 4, wherein 17 forms one end, 18 thefront side, 19 the other end, and 2O a part adapted to be bent in the shape shown in Fig. 1, so as to support and hold a pen-Wiper 21 in position for use. The first end 17 is formed with fastening-fingers 22 and 23, the first pair of which pass through the back of thefbox and the pair marked 23 pass through a" slit in' the bottom of the box, the fingers being bent in opposite directions after passing through the slits, so as to fasten the end 17 'in position. The side 18 is provided with similar iingers 24, which pass through slits in the bottom of the box in a tween the side 18 and the end 19. The fastening-iin gers 26,"projectingfrom the portion 20,

are then passed through the slit 27, (shown in Fig. 4,) and the portion 2O is thereby secured. The cover is formed of the blanks 28 and 30, (shown in Figs. 5 and 6,) in which 28 indicates the cover proper,prov ided withprojectin'g portions 29, which are curved into tubular form, so as to form a part of the hinge shown in Figll. The part 30 (shown in Fig. 6) is provided with end portions 3l, which are bent at right angles to the body portion 30, as shown in Fig. 1, and these portions 31 fit within the ends of the box when the cover is shut. This in= IOD ner portion 30 of the cover is also provided with pen-racks 32 33, which are formed by making cuts in the metal and curving the metal thus cutin opposite directions,as shown in Fig. 2. The blank for this inner portion 30 is also cut, asindicated at 34, and the metal thus cut is turned up and forms two sets of horizontal flanges 35 and two sets of end flanges 36. These two flanges are very clearly shown in Fig. 1 and by them is secured in position the strips of rubber 37, which are held in such position as to cover the mouths of the ink-wells 14 and l5 when the cover is shut. It should have been mentioned that the parts 28 and 30 are secured together by riveting or by bolts and nuts 38. (Shown in Fig. 1.)

From the foregoing and the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I have invented a combination writing outfit which is especially adapted to be placed near the upper edge of a school, business, or other desk, and is so formed as to be capable of being set in a desk so that it is flush with the same when the cover is closed. It will be seen that the cover can be opened in an instant and when open the pens will be right at hand for use, the ink-wells will be open, and the pen-wiper is always ready to be used effectively without holding it with the hand, as is required with the ordinary pen-wiper or sponge-cup. It will also be observed that as the receptacle is closed the ink-wells are likewise effectively shut against evaporation on account of the blocks of rubbercoming against their mouths. The space between the frame holding the inkwells in position and the front of the box is such as to be capable of holding lead-pencils, tbc.

I have shown in the accompanying drawings the preferable form of carrying out my invention, but do not limit myself to the details of construction shown therein, it being obvious that a number of changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim as new is- 1. In a device of the character described, a receptacle, and a partition forming an inkwell inclosure within said receptacle comprising a sheet of metal bent to form a front and sides and secured to the bottom and sides of the receptacle, one end of said partition being bent around to form a pen-wiper inclosure connected to the end of said ink-well inclosure and forming a partition between the two inclosures, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a receptacle having a cover hinged thereto, a partition within the receptacle forming an inclosure for an ink-well, one end of said partition being bent around to form a pen-wiper inclosure connected to the end of said inkwell inclosure and forming a partition between the two inclosures,lugs projecting from the inside of the cover and arranged to support pen-holders, lugs also projecting from the inside of the cover and holding a closure or stopper for the ink-well contained in one of said inclosures, and means for holding said covers shut, whereby the said cover, when closed, supports the pen-holders and holds the ink-well closure or stopper against the mouth of the ink-well, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 31st day of January, 1901.

JOHN C. FINK.

Witnesses: v

WM. M. HARGEST, JOHN E. PATTERSON. 

